Delhi riots: People picking up pieces amid tight security
While govt's relief and rehabilitation measures have kicked in, locals too have opened their homes
NEW DELHI: A week after the communal violence in North East Delhi, the residents are slowly picking up the pieces as the government's relief and rehabilitation measures have kicked in amid tight vigil by security forces.
The police have been conducting flag marches and holding meetings with the locals in Jafrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur, Chand Bagh, Shiv Vihar, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Mustafabad where the violence, that sparked from protests over the amended Citizenship Act, was the most intense.
In Mustafabad, an Eidgah has been turned into a relief camp, and the locals too have opened their homes for those seeking shelter. Many families have sought refuge at the relief camps in Mustafabad and Shri
Ram Colony, with others preferring their relative's house.
Students are appearing for board exams that was postponed in the riot-affected. The police and paramilitary personnel are maintaining a tight vigil outside the centres. However, government schools in the area will remain closed till March 7.
Some people are visiting their burnt out homes to assess the damage. Many of those who fled during the violence are still fearful about returning and say they would wait for a week more before deciding anything.
The Delhi Police has registered 531 FIRS and arrested or detained 1,647 people in connection with the communal violence in northeast Delhi, an officer said on Wednesday.
Forty-seven of the cases were registered under the Arms Act, the officer said.
The situation in the riotaffected areas was under control and the police control room (PCR) have not received calls regarding rioting in the past six days, the force said.
On Tuesday, Mohammed Shahrukh, who was seen confronting an unarmed police personnel during violence at Maujpur last week, was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said.